Hort Kap was a father and husband who worked diligently to pave the way for each of his six children to have an education. He taught them love wasn’t just a word. He showed them by his actions. Hort Kap and his wife Sawann survived the KhmerRouge killing field in 1980. Hort helped his wife escape to a refugee camp. From there, the family was sent to the Philippines, then to the Bronx, New York, and eventually to Philadelphia. He was popular and liked within the Khmer community and always lent a hand to other refugees. Hort and Sawann have six children Somaly, 29, Savorn 28, Noun, 27, Linda, 25, David, 23, and Daniel, 18. He is survived by two grandchildren, a boy D’mear Tau Ung age 8, and a grandaughter Cierra Ung age 10. He has one grandchild on the way.
Somaly, Mr. Hort Kap's oldest daughter, writes about how Matt's reckless decision to drink and drive has affected her since the accident that claimed the life of her 55-year-old father. She writes: "That Friday March 6, 2009, was the day I last saw my dad alive. I was packing to spend a weekend at my sister's house with my son..."
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